Sermon Central
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How To Prepare For The Future
Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 11, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. Why Did He Do It?
Contributed on Dec 11, 2001
A inductive exploration of the reasons why individuals sacrifice for others leading to the exposure of the reason Jesus died for us and how we must respond.
Introduction: Have you ever heard a story and wondered why did they do that? Beauty and the Beast, a Walt Disney animated movie, tells the story of a beautiful French girl, Belle, who finds the love of Beast, a prince condemned long ago to live a life of shame and ugliness because he was rude ...read more
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2. What Are You Waiting For?
Contributed on Dec 11, 2001
A deductive exposition of the text calling seekers to receive Christ and believers to grow in grace in order to meet him face to face without any shame when he returns.
Introduction: Does anyone here like to wait? I know many of us struggle with procrastination at times, but do you really enjoy waiting? How many people here look for the longest slowest line when making a purchase at the store? Don’t we prefer to grumble and complain when the line we left for a ...read more
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3. Do You Really Believe In Forgiveness?
Contributed on Dec 15, 2001
An inductive elimination of the myths many people choose to use in dealing with their feelings of guilt leading to the exposure of the only way to deal with our pasts – real forgiveness.
Have you ever felt so guilty that you longed for FORGIVENESS or perhaps even PUNISHMENT? In a short story called, The Tell Tale Heart, Edgar Allen Poe wrote about a murderer who put his victim under the floorboards in his house. When the police arrived to question him, he started to hear a ...read more
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4. How Do Hope Filled People Live?
Contributed on Dec 29, 2001
A deductive exposition of the text calling individuals prompted by the Holy Spirit to indicate their commitment to replace one habit in the next 6 months by signing a response card and placing it on the altar rail.
Introduction: What does HOPE mean to you? I’m afraid that too often we use HOPE to mean a futile wish or an ineffective dream. When people talk of HOPE they usually do so with a feeling of resignation or despair. But real HOPE is a much stronger idea. In "The Lord of the Rings", one character ...read more
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5. Promises! Promises!
Contributed on Dec 29, 2001
A deductive exposition of the text leading individuals prompted by the Holy Spirit to chose one of God’s promises to memorize and meditate on as they deal with the situations in their lives.
Introduction: Promises! Promises! Promises! So many are made and so few are kept. Do you know the feeling? Politicians make campaign promises in order to gain our votes. Sales representatives make all kinds of pledges to win our business. In relationships, men and women pledge each other all ...read more